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Hurricane Ian Brought Down Almost All of Cuba’s Tobacco Warehouses in San Juan y Martinez

14ymedio, Havana, 30 September 2022 — The tobacco disaster in the municipality of San Juan y Martínez, in Pinar del Río, leaves alarming figures. As of Wednesday, 151 of Tabacuba’s 155 tobacco storage sheds had totally collapsed. They store the leaf that is grown in the locality, considered the tobacco mecca of the world, and … Continue reading “Hurricane Ian Brought Down Almost All of Cuba’s Tobacco Warehouses in San Juan y Martinez”

Hurricane Ian in Cuba: Does Anyone Know What They’re Going to Do With the Donations?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 30 September 32022 — Analysts have been surprised that the Cuban communist regime has not openly asked for international aid to compensate for the disaster caused by Hurricane Ian. However, the regime has rushed to disclose information about the bank accounts authorized to receive emergency donations to Cuba that individuals … Continue reading “Hurricane Ian in Cuba: Does Anyone Know What They’re Going to Do With the Donations?”

Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 2)

14ymedio, Elias Amor Bravo, 29 October 2022 — Now the state press is describing in detail the “desolate panorama that the most violent meteorological phenomenon to hit Vueltabajo in the last 14 years has left in its wake.” That is, they even dare to grant the hurricane this honor by its strength and its devastating … Continue reading “Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 2)”

Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 1)

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 28 September 2022 — At the moment, there is no doubt that the most worrisome news for Cubans is the damage caused by the passage of Hurricane Ian through Pinar del Río. With its proverbial propagandist efficacy, the official newspaper Granma has referred to the consequences in the important region … Continue reading “Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 1)”

Cuba: Anxiety Over Food, Electricity and Emigrating Following Hurricane Ian

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 28 September 2022 — In La Coloma (Pinar del Río), where Hurricane Ian reached its maximum strength on Tuesday as it passed over the Island, people just want to leave. “If my family comes out of this one, they won’t stay more than six months in Cuba,” bemoans a Miami-based … Continue reading “Cuba: Anxiety Over Food, Electricity and Emigrating Following Hurricane Ian”

Hurricane Ian’s Winds Leave Havana in the Dark and More Depleted of Supplies

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, September 27, 2022 — Havana woke up this Tuesday with the rains and winds that Ian had been leaving in the Cuban territory for hours, but people on the street seemed not to have heard that the hurricane that was coming and was of considerable intensity. The food shortage in … Continue reading “Hurricane Ian’s Winds Leave Havana in the Dark and More Depleted of Supplies”

Hurricane Ian Moves On, While the Damage is Just Being Assessed in Cuba

Thanks to everyone who worried about us. We are fine. It has been hard: part of our house was flooded, we suffered very intense gusts of wind and we felt a lot of fear, but now the rain and the wind are decreasing. Our Newsroom has only suffered minor damage and in our neighborhood we can see … Continue reading “Hurricane Ian Moves On, While the Damage is Just Being Assessed in Cuba”

Cubans Are More Concerned About Hurricane Ian Than About Voting in the Referendum

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez and Herodes Díaz, Havana/Santiago de Cuba, 25 September 2022 — In the early hours of this Sunday morning there was a notably small turnout in the voting centers for the referendum on the Family Code, and the majority of the voters were elderly, according to 14ymedio reporters in Havana and Santiago … Continue reading “Cubans Are More Concerned About Hurricane Ian Than About Voting in the Referendum”

In Cuba 56% of Santiago Residents Are Still Without Electricity Two Weeks After Hurricane Melissa

Díaz-Canel and Marrero tour the province devastated by the cyclone amid controversy over the sale of water and mattresses 14ymedio, Madrid, November 14, 2025 — President Miguel Díaz-Canel travelled to Santiago de Cuba to see the situation for himself two weeks after Hurricane Melissa struck. A meeting of the National Defence Council was held there and … Continue reading “In Cuba 56% of Santiago Residents Are Still Without Electricity Two Weeks After Hurricane Melissa”

After a Pause Caused by the Effects of Hurricane Melissa, in Cuba the Dollar Rises Again

Officialdom has failed in its attempt to disqualify the publication of informal exchange rates by El Toque 14ymedio, Madrid, November 10, 2025 — As expected by the specialists, after a few days of truce in which its price began a rapid fall from 490 pesos to 410, the dollar is back up strongly on the … Continue reading “After a Pause Caused by the Effects of Hurricane Melissa, in Cuba the Dollar Rises Again”

At Least 140,000 People Are Incommunicado in Santiago De Cuba After the Passage of Hurricane Melissa

There is concern about the overflow of the tributaries of the river Sagua, in Holguín, whose flooding in previous days already claimed the lives of two people 14ymedio, Havana, October 29, 2025 — This Wednesday Santiago de Cuba became the gateway for Melissa, which some meteorologists have described as “the hurricane of the century,” and … Continue reading “At Least 140,000 People Are Incommunicado in Santiago De Cuba After the Passage of Hurricane Melissa”

Cubans Reinforce Their Homes, Working Against Against the Clock Before the Arrival of Hurricane Melissa

It remains a dangerous category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, as it heads for the Island “We know that there will be a lot of damage caused by this hurricane,” warns President Miguel Díaz-Canel 14ymedio / Havana/ Holguín, Miguel García, October 28, 2025 — “I have spent the day nailing doors and windows,” a … Continue reading “Cubans Reinforce Their Homes, Working Against Against the Clock Before the Arrival of Hurricane Melissa”

Peruvian Mandarins Return a Lost Flavor to Cubans

The price is 1,300 pesos a pound, almost half of a monthly pension 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, October 2, 2025 — First was the garlic from the US, then came the beans from Mexico, and the mandarins and oranges from Peru have now landed in Cuba . This Thursday, a street vendor near Central … Continue reading “Peruvian Mandarins Return a Lost Flavor to Cubans”

Migrants in Mexico Search for a Plan B Now That Humanitarian Parole Has Been Cancelled

14ymedio, Sergio Castro Bibriesca, Mexico City, 21 January 2025 — “It was heartbreaking to hear that he fulfilled the threat,” says Gabriela Hernández, director of Casa Tochan, a shelter for migrants in Mexico City, about the cancellation this Monday of the CBP One mobile application, which allowed migrants of any nationality to enter the United … Continue reading “Migrants in Mexico Search for a Plan B Now That Humanitarian Parole Has Been Cancelled”

Cuba Receives a Shipment of Medicines From India To ‘Recover’ From the 2024 Hurricanes

Last June, the Island received another batch of ingredients from India to make antibiotics 14ymedio, Havana, 11 January 2025 — Cuba continues to receive donations from countries that have shown solidarity with the Island after the passage of hurricanes Oscar and Rafael at the end of 2024. This Friday, a shipment of medicines “essential to … Continue reading “Cuba Receives a Shipment of Medicines From India To ‘Recover’ From the 2024 Hurricanes”